Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, Owner'S Manual

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DUPLICATING KEYS
When ordering additional keys, remember
that the storage procedure (up to maximum
of 7 keys) must be carried out on all the keys,
including those already in your possession.
Directly contact an
Authorised Service Centre
of the Manufacturer’s Network
bringing with
you all the keys in your possession, the Alfa
Romeo CODE system CODE CARD, the electronic
alarm system CODE CARD, a personal ID and the
identification and registration documents proving
ownership of the vehicle. The codes of any keys
that are not available when the new storage
procedure is carried out will be deleted from the
memory to prevent any lost or stolen keys from
being used to start the vehicle.
EMERGENCY STARTING
If the Alfa Romeo CODE fails to deactivate the
engine immobilizer, the CODE
warning light
will illuminate permanently, accompanied by
the message: “Electronic key not recognised”,
while the EOBD
warning light will go off
after four seconds to turn on again immediately
afterwards: the engine will not start. The
engine can only be started with the emergency
procedure.
WARNING: It is recommended to read the whole
procedure through carefully before carrying it
out. If you make a mistake, you should turn the
ignition key to STOP and repeat the operations
from step 1.
1) Read the 5-digit electronic code found on
the CODE CARD.
2) Turn the ignition key to MAR : at this
moment the CODE and EOBD
warning lights are on.
3) Depress the accelerator pedal and hold
it down. Approximately 8 seconds later,
the EOBD
warning light will go off.
Release the accelerator and get ready to
count the number of times the EOBD
warning light fl ashes.
4) As soon as the number of fl ashing is equal
to the fi rst digit of your CODE CARD, fully
depress the accelerator pedal and hold it
down until the EOBD
warning light
goes off (after approximately 4 seconds).
then release the accelerator.
5) The EOBD warning light starts fl ashing
again. As soon as the displayed number of
fl ashing is equal to the second digit of your
CODE CARD, depress the accelerator and
hold it down.
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